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    Weiye Chen
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    My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

    Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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      My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

      Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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      Rocky Moore
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      Multiple monitors, I sure could not live with just one!

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        My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

        Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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        Christian Graus
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        Add them to the chain, I am set up for 5 monitors, although I am down to three at the moment.

        Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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          My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

          Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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          Ed Poore
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          Use two ;P, when my new 22" arrived I actually returned one of the existing 17" CRTs to my father who I'd "borrowed" it off several years ago.  Not because I wouldn't find a use for it but I ran out of desk space (and mines a big desk).


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            My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

            Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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            Frank Kerrigan
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            get a dual headed card and have two monitors, you'll never look back.

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              My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

              Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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              Pete OHanlon
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              Doorstop. Really naff looking giant chess pieces. Donate them to members of my family who are unaware that I view them as my hardware dumping ground. Take your pick.

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                Add them to the chain, I am set up for 5 monitors, although I am down to three at the moment.

                Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

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                Rage
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                How is this working BTW, several video cards ?

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                  get a dual headed card and have two monitors, you'll never look back.

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                  Graham Bradshaw
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                  Frank Kerrigan wrote:

                  you'll never look back.

                  Not until you put a third one behind you, anyway...

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                  • W Weiye Chen

                    My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                    Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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                    jlwarlow
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                    Weiye Chen wrote:

                    My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                    Use it as the 2nd monitor. You can then leave your browser open on this screen or your email client. I do this at work; I've been multi monitor for a few years now and will resist going back to single monitor (unless the single monitor is extremely wide screen and spans two normal monitors). To use both monitors you'll need two graphics cards (if you have a AGP/PCI Express card, see if your motherboard has one built in - you should then be able to get your old monitor working from your motherboard graphics card. Otherwise you'll either need a graphics card that has multiple outputs or buy a second card.

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                      My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                      Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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                      codemunkeh
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                      Is it a CRT or a TFT? If it's a CRT, I would take it to the dump (or Communal Waste Disposal Facility) and throw it in with the rest of the trash - with the intent of bursting the tube of course. My dad tried this a few times, with little success. Of course, slugging a monitor 20 feet forward past the existing piles isn't that easy.


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                        My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                        Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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                        You could try to port Linux to it. I heard they recently ported linux to a cinder-block.

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                          How is this working BTW, several video cards ?

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                          Ed Poore
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                          Depends on which computer you're talking about? My old one which is now relegated as a printer server had an extra video card in addition to the on-board video (it's now running with one monitor through a KVM since it's just switched on and then switched off mostly). My new one has a nVidia 8800GTS 320MB graphics card which supports two DVI monitors, so one drives a 17" CRT running at 1280x1024 and the other drives a 22" TFT running at 1680x1050.  Although I have the CRT turned off at the moment because the PC jitters a little when I play San Andreas at 1680x1050 with graphics turned up to high and all effects on.  If I disable the second monitor while playing it runs flawlessly.


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                          • W Weiye Chen

                            My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                            Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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                            David Crow
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                            Weiye Chen wrote:

                            What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                            I took it to a recycling center.


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                              My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                              Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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                              You might find this[^] link interesting. /ravi

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                                My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                                Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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                                blackjack2150
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                                If it's really old and without much value, I suggest you throw it off your window, film it and post it on youtube.

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                                  Weiye Chen wrote:

                                  What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                                  I took it to a recycling center.


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                                  Maximilien
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                                  or give it away to a community center or a school.


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                                    You could try to port Linux to it. I heard they recently ported linux to a cinder-block.

                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                    codemunkeh
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                                    Nonsense! It was wet cement.


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                                      You could try to port Linux to it. I heard they recently ported linux to a cinder-block.

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                      You ought to see the field nearby, where they're running it on a massively parallel machine. Of course, they've only got the kernel running thus far. :rim-shot: Sorry for the corny humor, but I'm in Ohio. :rim-shot2:


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                                      • R Rocky Moore

                                        Multiple monitors, I sure could not live with just one!

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                                        Psycho Coder Extreme
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                                        Rocky Moore wrote:

                                        Multiple monitors, I sure could not live with just one!

                                        Amen to that! I'd be lost if I had just a single monitor

                                        "Let's face it, the average computer user has the brain of a Spider Monkey." Bill Gates

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                                        • W Weiye Chen

                                          My new monitor will be arriving tomorrow, so i am wondering what can i do to my current one. I was think if it is possible to use it to watch tv on the same machine? What do you usually do to your old monitor when a new one comes along?

                                          Weiye Chen A self proclaimed hermit living in a cave, with his PC connected to the world.

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